Do some research on the priests of Dagon the fish god and see the hats they wore and you will see where the RCC got the design. Incorporating paganism anyone?
What’s the background of the pompous scarlet slippers? Other than prophecy fulfillment (Rev 17:4) that is?
>>Religious Leaders dressed in silk and funny hats?<<
///// Do some research on the priests of Dagon the fish god and see the hats they wore and you will see where the RCC got the design. Incorporating paganism anyone? ///
I was browsing Latest Posts and noticed this comment. I’ve not read the article or the thread, but wanted to comment on this.
I’m a Protestant, and assume you are as well. I used to avoid anything pagan in my Christian walk. In my older days, however, I look at this a little differently.
We see Gideon hiding in his father’s wine press threshing wheat when he was visited by the angel of God.
Judges 6:25.
Now on the same night the Lord said to him, “Take your father’s bull and a second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it; and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold in an orderly manner, and take a second bull and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.”
Gideon used a pagan altar and Asherah and made an altar to YHWY.
Young David slew the six fingered giant, took the dead Philistine’s sword and severed the monster’s head from its neck. He kept the sword and whenever Israel was emperiled he led the nation with the enormous sword of that pagan giant.
The Israelites under the leadership of Moses took the plunder off Egypt as their due for their time of slavery. Yet God forbad them to pick up one item from the Amorites when he sent Joshua against them.
Nehemiah solicited gold and silver from King Artaxerxes for rebuilding the holy city. Ezra refused any such pagan assistance in his restoration quest.
Jesus used a pagan execution device for the true sacrifice of The Lamb.
Paul used a pagan idol as a symbol of Jesus the Christ in his Mars Hill sermon, where Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and many others joined the ranks of the church.
I have used Pokemon as the door to talk to a teenaged boy who wouldn’t talk to any adults in the church. His father was a pastor but he had some real wounds in his life. His dad came up to me later asking me about what we talked about. We started out with Pokemon but spent most of our time on Jesus.
There was a time I would have steered wide of Pokemon because of their pagan origins. But I realize we are surrounded by western paganism we are oblivious to. But I don’t think God is afraid to take things from the world.
Likewise I’ve seen clowns, Christmas trees, Santa Clause used as object lessons to help people understand The One who died for their sins.
Now I have to admit the few times I have attended a RCD mass I’ve been astounded at the extrabiblical trappings I saw. I’ve asked God to show me any things in my churches that offend Him. He hasn’t shown me many.